SocietyCommentary
Justice Anthony Kennedy’s principal concern about Michigan’s defense of its man-woman marriage laws during Tuesday’s oral argument appears to rest on a simple misunderstanding of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
During the oral argument in Tuesday’s marriage case, Justice Anthony Kennedy had a revealing and important exchange with John Bursch, the attorney—representing the state of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The briefs are in—over 150 in all—and today the Supreme Court will hear the arguments in the cases on states’ freedom to make marriage policy. Here are… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The amicus brief filed on behalf of Governor C. L. Otter of Idaho in the same-sex marriage case before the Supreme Court is remarkable for… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A Supreme Court decision requiring states to redefine marriage would undermine the institution of marriage generally, as a number of scholars have shown. That’s particularly… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Advocates of same-sex marriage have skillfully rallied around the rhetoric of liberty, claiming that laws defining marriage as between a man and a woman curtail… Read More
SocietyCommentary
For decades social science has found that there is an optimal family structure for a child’s intellectual, emotional and physical flourishing: being raised in a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
On the surface, abortion and same-sex marriage may seem unrelated. However, as explained in an amicus brief of 100 scholars of marriage, filed in the… Read More
LawCommentary
Next month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about the constitutional status of state laws defining marriage as the exclusive union of husband… Read More
